I challenged students in my Thrive program to write posts on their choice of topics. Procrastination and stress were two topics that showed up.
Rush, Hazing, Burnout, and Self-Care?
A while back, I wrote a letter to my teen about beating burnout and becoming more productive. Where the message was driven home for her? Her college’s fraternity rush and hazing. (Yes, you read that correctly.) Reminder to my adult…
Let’s Talk “Selfish” (Or Self-Care?)
Back in June, I wrote a letter to my oldest following a talk given at her high school graduation baccalaureate service that didn’t sit quite right with me. You can read my letter here: Sacrificing Isn’t Noble. Curious about her…
Slump Pits: Today Stinks — How To Get Out?
I was out of whack and in a slump yesterday (and the day before and day before and probably the day before that). The sludge is still lapping at my ankles today. I hate falling into a slump. While I…
Sacrificing Isn’t Noble
This is a letter to my oldest as she approaches her high school graduation. Want to check out her response? Read it here: Let’s Talk “Selfish” (Or Self-Care?). Dear Lexie, Thank you for inviting me to your baccalaureate service. I’m…
Self-Care: Love/Hate, Is/Isn’t
Self-care: I have a love/hate relationship with this concept. I love it because I’ve learned the hard way that when I’m treating myself like a garbage dump (mentally, physically, emotionally, and any other way), it’s way, way harder to show…
Who am I kidding? It’s for me
I write about what I like to call “Real Life Skills” because these are some of the mission critical pieces (particularly relating to self awareness) that I needed to learn and apply in order to function (let alone thrive) day-to-day —…
A Working Theory and Other Notes to Self
Today I could use some reminders to self. So here goes: I can’t parent “wrong”. There are an infinite number of ways something could be done (and I can never know exactly what would be best for someone else because…
Changing the Cat’s Pajamas
I’m getting ready for a talk on supporting our kids in building positive self image (7pm on 3/1/18 at Fisher Middle School in Los Gatos, CA, for those interested and in the area). As I’ve been refining (and retweaking and…
RLS #3: Solid Foundation
Following real life skills #1 (Mindset: Life is messy) and #2 (Experience your emotions and feelings), we’ll move on to a third real life skill. Real Life Skill #3: Set yourself up for success with a solid foundation. Let’s start…